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While direct statements for kernel based interpolation on regions $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^d$ are well researched, far less is known about corresponding inverse statements. The available inverse statements for kernel based interpolation…

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Measurement models (MMs) stand at the highest structural level of quantum measurement theory. MMs can be employed to construct instruments which stand at the next level. An instrument is thought of as an apparatus that is used to measure…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-08-22 Stan Gudder

The measurement of time-harmonic perturbed field data, at a range of frequencies, is beneficial for practical metal detection where the goal is to locate and identify hidden targets. In particular, these benefits are realised when frequency…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-01-08 P. D. Ledger , W. R. B. Lionheart

We introduce a simplified form of Stokes operators for quantum optical fields that involve the known concept of binning. Behind polarization analyzer photon numbers (more generally intensities) are measured. If the value obtained in one of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-12-02 Konrad Schlichtholz , Bianka Woloncewicz , Marek Żukowski

We prove invariance theorems for general inequalities of different metrics and apply them to limit relations between the sharp constants in the multivariate Markov-Bernstein-Nikolskii type inequalities with the polyharmonic operator for…

Classical Analysis and ODEs · Mathematics 2020-02-27 Michael I. Ganzburg

Behavioural metrics have been shown to be an effective mechanism for constructing representations in reinforcement learning. We present a novel perspective on behavioural metrics for Markov decision processes via the use of positive…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-11-01 Pablo Samuel Castro , Tyler Kastner , Prakash Panangaden , Mark Rowland

An absolute measurement of the components of the shear rate tensor $\mathcal{S}$ in a fluid can be found by measuring the photon correlation function of light scattered from particles in the fluid. Previous methods of measuring…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2015-10-28 Elliot Jenner , Brian D'Urso

Neutrino scattering measurements offer a unique tool to probe the electroweak and strong interactions as described by the Standard Model (SM). Electroweak measurements are accessible through the comparison of neutrino neutral- and…

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We analyze several models of atomic detectors in the context of the measurement of coherence properties of matter waves. In particular, we show that an ionization scheme measures normally-ordered correlation functions of the Schr\"odinger…

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We study two spiked models of random matrices under general frameworks corresponding respectively to additive deformation of random symmetric matrices and multiplicative perturbation of random covariance matrices. In both cases, the…

Probability · Mathematics 2020-10-14 Nathan Noiry

The early detection of terrorist threat objects, such as guns and knives, through improved metal detection, has the potential to reduce the number of attacks and improve public safety and security. To achieve this, there is considerable…

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Characterizations of surjective isometries with respect to the Kuiper distance on three classes of Borel probability measures of $\mathbb{R}$ (or equivalently, probability distribution functions) are presented here. These classes are the…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2017-01-24 György Pál Gehér

Through polarization observations masers are unique probes of the magnetic field in a variety of different astronomical objects, with the different maser species tracing different physical conditions. In recent years maser polarization…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-11-13 W. H. T. Vlemmings

Matrix polynomials given in an orthogonal basis are considered. Following the ideas of Mackey et al. "Vector spaces of Linearizations for Matrix Polynomials" (2006), the vec- tor spaces, called M1(P), M2(P) and DM(P), of potential…

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Visual photometry, the estimation of stellar brightness by eye, continues to provide valuable data even in this highly-instrumented era. However, the eye-brain system functions differently from electronic sensors and its products can be…

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The concept of measurability of functions on a charge space is generalised for functions taking values in a uniform space. Several existing forms of measurability generalise naturally in this context, and new forms of measurability are…

Functional Analysis · Mathematics 2024-01-05 Jonathan M. Keith

Polyhedral surfaces are fundamental objects in architectural geometry and industrial design. Whereas closeness of a given mesh to a smooth reference surface and its suitability for numerical simulations were already studied extensively, the…

Metric Geometry · Mathematics 2017-03-17 Felix Günther , Caigui Jiang , Helmut Pottmann

We show how the essential spectral radius of a bounded positive kernel, acting on bounded functions, is linked to its lower approximation by certain absolutely continuous kernels. The standart Doeblin's condition can be interpreted in this…

Probability · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Hubert Hennion

We introduce a Magnetic Resonance Imaging technique to study the geometry of shear zones of soft, low-frictional and hard, frictional granular materials and their mixtures. Hydrogel spheres serve as the soft, low-frictional material…

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